Use the checklist to turn a dramatic clip into specific evidence questions. The output favors footage that is continuous, auditable, independently witnessed, and tied to instrument logs.
FAQ
Is a high checklist score proof that anomaly footage is real?
No. A high score means the footage is better documented and easier to audit. It still needs independent replication and raw data before it can establish a physical effect.
Why does the checklist value negative runs?
Negative runs reveal selectivity and repeatability. If only successful-looking clips survive, viewers cannot estimate how often the claimed effect failed to appear.
Can I use this for footage outside the Hutchison Effect?
Yes. The controls are general to anomaly footage: continuity, custody, independent observation, and instrumentation.
Sources used on this page
Videos page, hutchisoneffect.com
Self-published video index. It catalogs media leads but does not by itself establish filming date, chain of custody, or test controls.
Hutchison Effect, Alternative Propulsion Engineering Conference
Tim Ventura/APEC index of interviews, original-footage posts, remasters, and metal-jellification clips. Useful for media provenance leads.
The Bermuda Triangle and the Hutchison Effect, Skeptical Inquirer
Critical assessment stressing lack of proper controls, replicable results, peer-reviewed publication, and a failed National Geographic demonstration setting.
Hutchison Effect Archive at FUNET
Early-2000s archive project explaining that much source material was still being collected and that copyright restrictions limited publication.